Blue-Chip Stock

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Blue Chip Stock

Stock in a well-known and highly respected publicly-traded company. Blue chip companies are usually financially sound and are thought to be relatively low-risk investments. They tend to be less volatile than other companies and to provide solid growth to portfolios. Examples in the United States include General Electric and Coca-Cola. Indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks blue chip stocks.

Blue-Chip Stock

What Does Blue-Chip Stock Mean?

The stock of a well-established and financially sound company that has demonstrated an ability to pay dividends in both good and bad times.

Investopedia explains Blue-Chip Stock

These stocks are usually less risky than other stocks. The stock price of a blue chip usually closely tracks the S&P 500 Index.

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